I Need You!

I need Thee,
O I need Thee;
Every hour I need Thee;
O bless me now, my Savior,
I come to Thee.

 

I can't...I'm powerless over food,

my life unmanageable.

God can. I came to believe

a Power greater than me could.

I think I'll let Him. I made

a decision to turn my life and my free

will over to Him. It was a good decision,

trusting somebody trustworthy,

Surely more than me!

I need Thee, O I need Thee.
All's well and good, but I goof
and trust myself, forgetting
the choice well made before
and trying again to do it myself.
Pretty soon things slip one by one,as tempers flare and fifty-three

resentments roil. Distress rages

triggering the urge to eat

once dormant but despite each plea

every hour I need Thee! 

I still can't. Good still can.

I need to let him consistently.

I know it's me, not God rebelling

and when I trust surrendering,

each day works well, I live in peace,

joy, serenity, when otherwise poor

decisions constantly trip me up.

But His rich blessings sustain

my life add I live in favor

O bless me now, my Savior.

 

Time after time I've learned again
the lesson that I can't, God can
the only sane decision is to let him.
Surely the sum of times had reached
a point of surfeit so  no longer need
the test repeated. I need no longer have to see
the results of further repetitions.
From this point on I'll pray for wisdom,
understanding, surrender, to be free:
I come to Thee.